Airbag Injury Attorneys in Philadelphia

Airbags Are Supposed to Protect You-Not Cause Damages

Over the years airbags have become a mandatory safety device in all cars.
Front airbags are meant to prevent a driver's or passenger's head
from hitting the dash board, steering wheel, door, or windshield after
an accident. Side airbags are installed to prevent blunt force trauma
and serious internal injuries to vital organs such as the lungs, heart,
liver, spleen and intestines. Unfortunately, due to the speed of airbag
deployment and the chemicals used to inflate them, there is always the
possibility that airbags can do more harm than good when there is a product
failure or design defect.

The Beasley Firm has been representing injury victims since 1958. In that
time, our Philadelphia car accident lawyers have taken on numerous cases,
including those involving defective auto products such as airbags. We
have $2+ billion in verdicts and settlements for clients in our nearly
60 years of practice and can put this same expertise to work for your case.

If you've suffered a catastrophic injury or lost a loved one due to
a defective airbag, call on The Beasley Firm: (215) 866-2424.

Airbag Components That Have a Tendency to Fail

Vehicles manufactured after 2007 contain a smart airbag detection system.
The smart airbag system is supposed to determine how much force is used
to deploy the airbag based upon the weight of the passenger. Some systems
utilize a sensor on the seat bottom to determine the weight of the passenger
while others may use bladders filled with gel which typically tell the
airbag controller not to deploy in a crash when a front seat passenger
weighs less than 105 lbs. Many times due to variations in temperature
or sensor defect, this system is tricked and you can have a non-deployment
or over aggressive deployment of the airbag resulting in a death, spinal
injury, brain injury, paralysis, internal injuries, significant internal
bleeding, and even severe burns.

Recently, many automobile manufacturers have recalled their vehicles due
to computer glitches.
Recent recalls include but are not limited to:

Chrysler

Grand Cherokee

Land Rovers

Range Rovers

Mitsubishi

Toyota

Honda

Airbags typically deploy at over 200 mph to protect the passenger or driver.
Since airbags deploy so quickly, injuries such as burns, scarring, paralysis,
blindness, loss of hearing, broken facial bones, severance of a body part,
internal injuries, or even death are common.

Our skilled airbag injury lawyers in Philadelphia were able to successfully
prove in a recent case that the airbag in one of those vehicles was too
powerful, and in a very minor impact collision with a pole that caused
no damage to the vehicle, caused permanent blindness in a young college student.

How Can Airbags Be Defective?

Each year there are hundreds of deaths caused by airbags inflating in minor
impact cases.

Some common airbag defects include:

Cheap or defective sensors

Non-deployment or inadvertent deployment of the airbag

Inferior algorithms for deployment

Venting and folding defects

Improper airbags size or type

Lack of airbags

Failure to test airbags

Inadequate consumer warnings / failure to warn of known dangers

Failure to incorporate technology that can reduce injuries

Our
Philadelphia car accident lawyers have been involved in a case where a side airbag failed to properly deploy
resulting in closed head trauma and significant brain damage to a once
vibrant, hardworking mother of two children. As a result, the family will
be left with millions of dollars of medical bills for treatment required
over the victim's lifetime. The husband of the victim is now also
unable to work and must care for his two young children. This is where
our firm comes in to fight for justice. Simply put, we win your battles.

Since 1958, the experienced Pennsylvania auto defect lawyers of the legendary
Beasley Firm have set the benchmark in product liability and airbag litigation.
Our highly specialized teams have been awarded over $2 billion for our
clients in our decades of practice.

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